Western Nebraska Observer - Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First

Friends and Neighbors: Johnson serves the community through a variety of ways

Virgil Johnson serves the community in a variety of ways, both in his work as a pastor and for local emergency services.

Virgil Johnson began serving his community long before coming to Kimball County and landing in Dix 20 years ago.

Johnson, the pastor at Dix Bible Church, spent time as a missionary in Africa. He lives in Dix with his wife, Susan, and their children.

"Having come back from the Ivory Coast, we were missionaries for a term, Dix was without a pastor and they had a parsonage they said we could live in. We were free to travel when we needed to so we moved in and haven't moved out," he said. "There is needy folk everywhere."

Johnson has busied himself serving as more than a pastor. He is a member...